Our work experience programme endeavours to match student’s skillsets to their internships. Our industry networking base has provided graduates with range of practical experience in the world of PR Consultancies, In-house PR positions within domestic and international organisations.
It is interesting to note, that despite the current economic recession, all our graduates from 2010 obtained employment.
The following list provides some of the host companies who have and continue to offer internships: Tourism Ireland, The Arts Council, Operation Smile, IFS Asset Managers, O'Leary PR and Marketing, Hopscotch PR, Red Bull, HSBC Bank, Concern, Irish Cancer Society, First Medical PR, Merrion Business Developments, Roche among others.
UK SURVEY SHOWS PR QUALIFICATIONS IMPROVE JOB PROSPECTS
An inaugural qualifications trends survey has shown a link between career progression and holding a professional communications qualification.
The survey conducted by the UK's biggest provider of theChartered Institute of Public Relations'course shows that 80% of respondents believed a professional qualification would improve their career prospects.
The survey included current and past students to find out more about their status, views on professional qualifications, as well as what the current trends in qualifications were for communications practitioners.
The survey revealed 28% of respondents had a 'Director' or 'Head of' title. Meanwhile, 65% of respondents indicated that their employers paid for them to study for a professional qualification.
With most students choosing to study for professional qualifications when they are operating as Executives, Officers or Managers, these figures would also seem to support the link between qualifications and career progression.
EUGENE GREY COURSE DIRECTOR IS BOTH A FELLOW OF THE PRII AND MEMBER OF THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (UK)
